Jackson County prosecutors have charged a man who was shot by Kansas City police officers on Monday.

Rickey W. Meloy, 42, of Platte City, is charged with assault on a law enforcement officer.

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Meloy was shot by officers in the 8900 block of East 23rd Street about 8:30 a.m. According to court records, police pulled their patrol car into the driveway behind a Chevrolet pickup truck that had been reported stolen. Police said Meloy then ran out of a house and jumped into the pickup, trying to back it out of the driveway by ramming the patrol car.

Investigators said one officer had gotten out of the patrol car, but a second officer was still in it when Meloy slammed into it.

Officers opened fire, striking Meloy in the head. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.